"Scream 6" Gets Greenlit

On Thursday, Paramount and Spyglass have greenlit a sixth installment of the Scream franchise.

The new installment will arrive from the creative team of "Scream 5", which was released on January 20.

Once again, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will direct, with James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick returning to pen the script.

Production is slated to begin this summer.

Project X Entertainment’s Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein, and William Sherak will produce with Kevin Williamson, who created the franchise 25 years ago will serve as executive producer.

Executive producers also include Silence member Chad Villella and Spyglass’ Gary Barber, and Peter Oillataguerre.

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"Scream 5" successfully relaunched the franchise when it opened in January. To date, it has allocated $62.6 million at the U.S. box office and has a combined global haul of $106.7 million, a strong showing amid theatrical challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak.

The movie took place twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer takes the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.

"Scream 5" saw the return of many beloved characters such as Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers, and David Arquette’s Deputy Dewey Riley.

It also featured newcomers Jack Quaid, Melissa Barrera, Dylan Minnette, Mason Gooding, Kyle Gallner, Sonia Ammar, Mikey Madison, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Reggie Conquest.

The 2022 movie was the franchise's first installment not directed by the late Wes Craven.

The Scream franchise launched in 1996, with writer Williamson and director Craven creating a generation-defining horror movie.